Box or carton



W. G. BOOTH BOX 0R CARTON April 26, 1927.

Filed Nov. 8, 1924 Patented Apr. 26, 1927.

WILLIAM G. BOOTH, or WEST SOMERVILLE. MASSACHUSETTS, Assrcivon To TonnesLITHOGRAPI-I MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or BosTon, IaAss orrUsETTs, A 003-PORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

BOX OR CARTON.

' .This invention relates to boxes and cartons and the object is toprovide a box hav ing associatedtherewith what is commonly known as adisplay card.

; My invention will best be understood by reference to"thefollowing'description'of an illustrative embodiment thereof shown byway of example in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig, l is a perspective of the box adjusted for display; and

Fig. 2 is a plan on a somewhat larger scale showing the display cardcollapsed,

Display cards embodying my invention may beconstructed in connectionwith box bodies of any suitable design and in the example illustrated Ihave shown folding card-board box of well known type having doubled endflaps 3 and 5 adapted to be folded around wings on the sides 7 and 9 andsecured at the bottom of the box by tabs 10 v in a manner wellunderstood in the art. The particular construction of the box bodyls initself neither a feature of nor a limitation ofthe scope of myinvention. I

In accordance with my invention I provide a display card which'may becollapsed over the top of the box as shown in Fig. 2, or raised to anupstanding position in which it extends across the top, as shown inFig. 1. Referring to the drawings, in the specific embodiment of theinvention shown I provide on the side 9 of the box, conveniently as anintegral flap, an element comprising a flange portion 11 and a displayportion 13, the former being hingedly connected with the upper edge ofthe side 9 and the latter disconnected therefrom and relatively foldableto the flange portion 11 when the latter is raised to the position shownin Fig. 1 to extend transversely across the box towards one of the othersides thereof. In this raised position it will display the design orletterpress which is printed On its face.

Suitable means are provided for maintaining the display 13 in its raisedposition by engaging it withsome other part of the box and herein theopposite edge 7 of the box carries a substantially counterpart flapcomprising the flange portion 11 and the display portion 13, theportions 13 and 13 being foldable towards each other to overlapsubstantially at the center of the box and there to be interlocked.Herein I have shown the element 13 as provided along its edge with slots15 adapted toreceive the "edge of element 13. The portion'bet-weentheflaps may, if desired, be extended into a tab 1-7 of suitable form toreceive some part'of'the design which isto be printed on thedisplay cardand form a characteristic element there- I of. Thus,- in the exampleofthe invention shown this tab would'provide'forthe exhibitionof acircular medallion substantially at the'center of the displaycard,fwhich medallion would be unbroken by the joint '1 between the twosections 13 and 13 In the collapsed position of the boxthe ceived withinthe perimeter of the'same in the manner shown in Fig. 2, the two partsdisplay portions 13 are folded relatively to being each in effect a flapwhich is disconnected from the corresponding sidefor a portion of itswidth. To'erect the display flange portions extend substantiallyvertically, the display portions 13 andl3 are then folded inwardly andthe flange portions are interlocked to forma display s'urface I card,the flaps arefolded upwardly unt'il'the extending across the top of thebox between the sides thereof and supported from the sides by the flangeportions 11 in the manner of easels. In the example of the inventionshown the line of foldbetween the 'flange portion and the displayportion is inclined to provide a rearward slope to the display I card inthe erected position of Fig. 11 p In the example of the invent-ionshown'it will be noted that the outer surface of the display card is acontinuation of the outer surfaces of the sides of the box so that asingle printing on one side of the box blank will provide for printingthe display matter on the display card and any desired printing on theoutside of the box body proper. The display and its support may beformed from two sections which are substantial I duplicates as in theillustrated example, but this is obviously not necessary in all aspectsof my invention although convenient.

In the description of my invention and in the appended claimsforconvenience in reference the ends and the sldes of the box are spokenof. Obviously these terms have A 0111 an identif in reference to theexam-- 'ple of the invention shown and do not im- 7 port anydefinitive'distinction'between a side and an end in any given structure.Having described in detail the illustrative example of the inventionshown which, of COLilSQi may be embodied in widely different forms, thefeatures of novelty exemplified I shall define in the following claims.

Claims:

1. A box having a flap hingedly associated with an edge thereoi andadapted to overlie the top of the box in collapsed position and beingitself foldable along a line between its ends and at an intermediatepoint along said edge to provide a display portion to. extend instanding position across the top transverse to said edge.

2. A box having a flap hingedly associated with an'edge thereof andadapted to overlie the top of the box in collapsed position and beingitself foldable along a line between it'sends to vprovide a displayportion to ex tend in standing position across the 'top transverse tosaid edge and a'flap hingedly associated with the opposite edge of thebox for interlocking with the first when the two are raised.

3. A box having'a flap hingedly associated withan-edge thereof andadapted to overlie the top of the box in collapsed position and beingitself foldabjle along a line between itsends and at an intermediatepoint along said edge to provide a display portion to extend in standingposition across the top transverse to said edge and means forconnectingsaid portion to another edge of the box to maintain it in suchposition. v 4.;In combination with a box a display card comprising twomembers each including a flange portion and a relatively foldabledisplay portion, said display portions adapted for interconnection inupright position across'the top of the'box and supported in thatposition by said flange portions rising easel-like from the sides of thebox, said members with the portions thereof iolded flat, being of a sizeto be received within the 7 perimeter of the box.

5. A box having top flaps disconnected fromfthe box edges for a portionof their width, the disconnected portions being toldable to extendinwardly across the box top when the flaps are'rais'ed and having attheir 7 a display portion which is foldable when the flap is raised toextendin upstanding position transversely of said edgeand across the"top of the box and locking means on said portion of the fia'p'wherebyit maybe engaged with another 'part of the "box to be maintained in theupstanding position.

f In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification. V V

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